ARMAN | Part service Quatuor

each piece with the artist's facsimile signature, titled, numbered, dated 1985 and with the Porcelaine de Limoges stamp porcelain ; comprising 78 elements : 23 plates, 11 entremets plates, 35 dessert plates, 1 salad bowl, 1 sauce boat, 3 hors d'oeuvre dishes and 4 dishes Conceived in 1985 This work is recorded in the Arman Studio Archives New York under number: APA# 7010.85.010.

Private Collection, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owners

Good overall condition. Light wear and light scratches to the gilt decor, including some more significant wear to several pieces. There are two different models of dessert plates (one with a single violon décor, one with multiple violons décor). One dessert plate (model one violon) presents with a small chips on one edge. One dish presents with a small chip on the edge, previously re-gilded. This lot has not been inspected under black light. Dimensions : Plates : diameter 25,4 cm / entremets plates : diameter 21,7 cm / dessert plates (one violon) : 19,1 cm / dessert plates (multiple violons) : 18,8 cm / Dishes : various sizes, the largest : 36,5 x 26 cm
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